Jeremiah Kerongo Riro

Jeremy Riro has over four years of experience in strategy consulting and investment advising. Currently, Jeremy is the managing partner at Fie-Consult, where he supports small and medium enterprises to develop innovative and sustainable business growth strategies, streamlining their operations, managing their cash-flows, providing financial modeling and analysis, and raising capital. Jeremy is also a business columnist at Business Daily Africa, economic contributor at Economywatch.com, contributor to the World Bank Nasikiliza blog, and economics and entrepreneurship blogger for his blog, Africonometrics. Jeremiah Kerongo Riro holds a bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Nairobi, where he is currently pursuing a Master of Science in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management. He is a certified public accountant in Kenya and a chartered financial analyst (CFA) candidate at the CFA Institute. Jeremy subscribes to the Africapitalism school of thought, believing that African youth entrepreneurs who are committed to excellence, integrity, possibility, and growth are the greatest asset the continent to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and realizing Africa’s Agenda 2063. Upon completion of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, Jeremy plans on using his acquired skills, knowledge, and networks to infuse exponential growth into the entrepreneurship ecosystem across sub-Saharan Africa.